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Read more about the article He was mayor of a town in Haiti. Now he has to pay his victims $15M, U.S. court rules

He was mayor of a town in Haiti. Now he has to pay his victims $15M, U.S. court rules

  • Post published:March 21, 2023
  • Post category:Access to Justice

A jury in Boston awarded $15.5 million to victims of a series of brutal attacks against political opponents by the former mayor of Les Irois, Haiti, Jean Morose Viliena, who…

Continue ReadingHe was mayor of a town in Haiti. Now he has to pay his victims $15M, U.S. court rules
Read more about the article Will impunity for violent Haitian mayor continue?

Will impunity for violent Haitian mayor continue?

  • Post published:April 1, 2017
  • Post category:Access to Justice/Accountability/Governance & Human Rights/Rule of Law

Last month, three plaintiffs sued former Haitian mayor Jean Morose Viliena for human rights violations in Haiti, including an attack on a radio station that caused one of them, Nissage Martyr,…

Continue ReadingWill impunity for violent Haitian mayor continue?
Read more about the article Will victims of former Haitian mayor find justice?

Will victims of former Haitian mayor find justice?

  • Post published:March 31, 2017
  • Post category:Access to Justice/Accountability/Governance & Human Rights/Rule of Law

The former mayor of Les Irois in Haiti led murderous mobs against political dissidents.  Seven years after he fled to Malden to avoid charges against him there, three plaintiffs were able…

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Read more about the article MA Resident Sued After Escaping Haiti’s Justice System for Years

MA Resident Sued After Escaping Haiti’s Justice System for Years

  • Post published:March 27, 2017
  • Post category:Access to Justice/Accountability/Rule of Law

Three plaintiffs filed a federal lawsuit against the former Mayor of Les Irois, Haiti in an attempt to bring justice against the man accused of murdering political opponents, burning 36 houses…

Continue ReadingMA Resident Sued After Escaping Haiti’s Justice System for Years

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